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PLoS Negl Trop Dis
January 2020
Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Background: Although leprosy is portrayed as a disappearing disease, leprosy affected persons in India are still suffering massively. Even further, nearly 60% of the world's newly detected cases are appearing from India alone. The problem has exacerbated due to the drastic decrease of global funding after India's official declaration of 'elimination', which did not foster the actual pain of patients beyond prevalence.
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May 2019
Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background: Leprosy remains a major stigmatizing condition. Stigma is a dynamic process resulting from the interaction between physical attributes caused by leprosy and the existing stereotypes in a community. Leprosy has pervasive impacts on all areas of life including psychosocial burden to an individual, social interaction, marriage, and employment.
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January 2018
American Leprosy Missions, Greenville, USA.
Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and leprosy are disabling infectious diseases endemic in Nepal. LF infection can lead to lymphoedema and hydrocoele, while secondary effects of leprosy infection include impairments to hands, eyes and feet. The disabling effects of both conditions can be managed through self-care and the supportive effects of self-help groups (SHGs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Lepr
April 2016
The study has been conducted in the Potka Block of East Singhbhum district of the state of Jharkhand. The district is mainly dominated by indigenous tribes, such as, Santhal, Munda, Ho, Bhumiz, Kharia, and Sabar. The unit of analysis of the study was an individual.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Dermatol
October 2016
Independent leprosy-hand rehabilitation consultant, Hoevelaken, 3871 HG-18, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Leprosy is mainly a disease of the skin and nerves. The involvement of nerves may lead to impairments that have, contributed to the fact that leprosy is often still seen as a disease to be feared. In non-leprosy-endemic Western countries, beliefs continue to prevail about the inevitability of deformities and the lack of a cure.
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